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[Event "GM BENJAMIN4 Arena"] [Site "https://cohenchessclub.com/ZQoEQCzf"] [Date "2024.12.22"] [White "BENJAMIN4"] [Black "Benton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.12.22"] [UTCTime "19:05:04"] [WhiteElo "1564"] [BlackElo "1820"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "🌊"] [BlackTitle "GM☾"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "D20"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "cohenchessclub.com"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 { D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense } 4. d5?? { (0.72 → -0.89) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bb5 Qd5) 4... Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4?? { (-1.30 → 5.40) Blunder. b5 was best. } (5... b5 6. Nxb5) 6. Bg5?? { (5.40 → -0.77) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } (6. Qa4+ c6 7. Qxb4 a5 8. Qxc4 O-O 9. a3 b5 10. Qb3 Na6 11. dxc6 b4 12. Bxa6 Bxa6) 6... h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6?? { (-0.26 → 5.64) Blunder. Bxc3+ was best. } (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3) 8. Bxc4?? { (5.64 → -0.44) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } (8. Qa4+) 8... Nd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Re1?! { (0.20 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (11. Rc1) 11... Bg4?! { (-0.32 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (11... Bg4 12. Re3) 12. Be2?? { (0.30 → -1.98) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (12. Rc1 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Nd7 15. a3 Bc5 16. Bf1 a6 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Bh3 Rfd8) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Qb3? { (-1.58 → -3.30) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } (14. Qd3 Bf5 15. Qe3 Rfe8 16. c4 b6 17. Bf1 Re7 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Bd3 Nd6 20. Nxe5 Bxd3) 14... b6? { (-3.30 → -1.98) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3) 15. h3? { (-1.98 → -3.51) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } (15. Qc2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd6 17. c4 Rae8 18. c5 Nb7 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. Rac1 Nc5 21. a4 Qd6) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd2?! { (-3.25 → -2.33) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (16... Nc5 17. Qc2 Qd6 18. Be4 g6 19. g4 Rae8 20. c4 Kh7 21. Rad1 Re7 22. Re3 f5 23. gxf5) 17. Qd1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Rfe8 20. c4 Rad8 21. Re4?! { (-1.75 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (21. a4 c6 22. dxc6 Rc8 23. a5 Rxc6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Ra4 Rf6 26. Kg2 Rf5 27. Re4 Re6) 21... f5 22. Re3?! { (-1.94 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. Ree1 was best. } (22. Ree1 Rd6 23. a4 c6 24. Rad1 Kf7 25. a5 cxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. cxd5 b5 28. Rc1 Ke7) 22... Kf7? { (-2.61 → -1.40) Mistake. c6 was best. } (22... c6) 23. Rae1 Kf6 24. f4 e4 25. f3 Rd7 26. fxe4 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Kf5 29. Rd4 Re7 30. Kf2?? { (-1.92 → -6.07) Blunder. c5 was best. } (30. c5 bxc5) 30... Re4 31. Rxe4 Kxe4 32. Kg3 Kd4 33. Kg4 Kxc4 34. Kf5 Kxd5 35. Kg6 c5 36. f5 c4?? { (-9.45 → -0.69) Blunder. Ke5 was best. } (36... Ke5) 37. Kxg7 c3 38. f6 c2 39. f7 c1=Q 40. f8=Q Qg5+ 41. Kh8 Qe5+ 42. Kh7 Qc7+ 43. Kh8?! { (0.03 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Kxh6 was best. } (43. Kxh6 Qh2 44. Qf5+ Kc6 45. Qc8+ Kb5 46. Qd7+ Kb4 47. Qe7+ Kb5 48. h4 a5 49. h5 Qxa2) 43... Qc3+ 44. Kh7 Qxh3 45. Qa8+ Kc5 46. Qxa7 h5 47. Qc7+ Kb5 48. Qe5+ Ka6 49. Qe2+ b5 50. a4 Qb3 51. axb5+ Qxb5 52. Qa2+ Kb6 53. Qe6+ Qc6 54. Qb3+ Kc7 55. Qg3+ Kc8 56. Qg8+ Kb7 57. Qb3+ Qb6 58. Qd5+ Qc6 59. Qxh5 Qd7+ 60. Kh6 Qe6+ 61. Qg6 Qh3+ 62. Qh5 Qe3+ 63. Qg5 { White offers draw } 63... Qe6+ 64. Qg6 Qe1 65. Qg7+ Kc6 66. Qg6+ Kd5 67. Qg5+ Kc4 68. Qg4+ Kc3 69. Kh5 Qe5+ 70. Qg5 Qh2+ 71. Qh4 Qe2+ 72. Qg4 Qd2 73. Qg3+ Kc4 74. Qg4+ Kd5?? { (0.00 → Mate in 20) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } (74... Kc3 75. Qg3+ Kc2 76. Qc7+ Kb3 77. Qb6+ Kc4 78. Kg6 Qg2+ 79. Kf7 Qg3 80. Kf6 Qh4+ 81. Kg6) 75. Qg5+?? { (Mate in 20 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7+ was best. } (75. Qd7+ Kc5 76. Qxd2 Kc4 77. Kg4 Kb5 78. Qd4 Ka5 79. Qc5+ Ka4 80. Qc4+ Ka5 81. Qb3 Ka6) 75... Qxg5+ 76. Kxg5 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2